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Nashville, TN-February 1, 2012-Gabriel Marshall and Bryon White of The Damn Quails has certainly ruffled a lot of feathers with the release of their debut record DOWN THE HATCH on 598 Recordings. The phenomenal duo from Norman, Oklahoma have spent the last few months basking in rave reviews that unanimously proclaim the record as one of the best to be released in 2011. Soon after their debut on the Americana Music Chart at #26, DOWN THE HATCH has now broken the seal on the Top 10 coming in at #9 this week. The record’s first single “Fools Gold” has also arrived at #9 on the TexNet50 Chart. Gabriel Marshall is quite humbled by their quick ascent into the independent music ranks. “It’s amazing to be in company with some of the folks that paved the way for us to do what we do. We are honored to help carry the torch of independent music and I am as proud as I can be of the guys I get to play with in this band.”

And the praise keeps on coming! The Damn Quails have just been nominated for three Lone Star Music Awards in the categories of Best Americana/Roots-Rock Album, Emerging Artist of the Year and Best Album Artwork. Cast your votes at www.lonestarmusic.com!

TDQ continues to “kill it” out on the live circuit with performances across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota. Catch The Damn Quails with the Josh Abbot Band in Chicago on February 3rd, at the 7th Annual Randy Rogers Band “For The Sake of the Song” Festival in Concan, Texas on March 16th, with the legendary Robert Earl Keen in Austin on April 14th and at the 2012 Braun Brothers Reunion Festival in Challis, Idaho on August 11th. For more tour information visit www.thedamnquails.com.